Burns March Military Auction
Lot 112:
Description
Three Civil War patriotic covers including: 1.) A man holding a contraband African American baby captioned “Him fader’s hope, Him Moder’s Joy, Him darling little Contraband Boy”. 5.375″ x 3″. 2.) A caricature of a black man wearing an Uncle Sam type outfit and singing a parody of the song Dixie, “I’m glad I’m not in Dixie ! Hooray ! Hooray !”. 5.44″ X 3.19″. 3.) Cover Titled “the latest contraband of war” featuring an escaped slave – contraband holding a hoe and asking “Whar is massa Jeff now, dat’s what’s de matter” 3.125″ x 5.5″. All three covers are unused. Pick up is Sunday, March 29 from 10 am to 4 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax is collected on this auction. TL27
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